THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A ‘FLOATING CLINIC BOAT’ FOR SWIFT MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS AND RIVERINE COMMUNITIES AS PART OF EFFORTS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO PROMPT, QUALITATIVE AND EFFICIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES ACROSS LAGOS.
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH PERMANENT SECRETARY DR. OLUSEGUN OGBOYE WHILE UNVEILING THE FLOATING CLINIC AFTER INSPECTION SAID THE INNOVATION WAS INTRODUCED TO HELP PROVIDE FIRST AID, MEDICAL EMERGENCY CARE AND BASIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT ACCIDENT SCENES ON THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND RIVERINE COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE.
OGBOYE SAYS THE INITIATIVE IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AS THE BOAT BELONGS TO LASWA BUT WILL BE OPERATED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
THE PERMANENT SECRETARY SAYS THE BOAT CLINIC WILL BE DEPLOYED FOR THE ONGOING INTEGRATED MEASLES AND COVID VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN RIVERINE COMMUNITIES ACROSS LAGOS STATE, A PLAN HE SAID WAS INITIATED BY THE SANWO-OLU ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE EMERGENCY SERVICES IN LAGOS ARE RAMPED UP TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME.
